Jordan Acker
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While on the board, Acker led the university in ending its [[diversity, equity, and inclusion]] practices amid funcing threats by the [[education policy of the second Trump administration]]. In November 2025, fellow Democrat Sean Rositano, of Detroit, accused Acker of acting in accordance with the agenda of the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] on DEI, [[University of Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine]]'s discontinuation of gender-affirming care for minors, and the university's response to pro-Palestinian protests.{{Cite web |last=Wisely |first=John |date=2025-11-17 |title=Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/11/17/democrat-university-michigan-regent-jordan-acker/87261769007/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251119143704/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/11/17/democrat-university-michigan-regent-jordan-acker/87261769007/ |archive-date=2025-11-19 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en-US}} Acker was also challenged by Amir Makled, a left-wing criminal defense lawyer who had represented some of the pro-Palestinian protesters and is backed by the school's graduate student unions and the [[United Auto Workers]]. |
While on the board, Acker led the university in ending its [[diversity, equity, and inclusion]] practices amid funcing threats by the [[education policy of the second Trump administration]]. In November 2025, fellow Democrat Sean Rositano, of Detroit, accused Acker of acting in accordance with the agenda of the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] on DEI, [[University of Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine]]'s discontinuation of gender-affirming care for minors, and the university's response to pro-Palestinian protests.{{Cite web |last=Wisely |first=John |date=2025-11-17 |title=Challenger launches bid to unseat U-M Regent Acker, accusing him of echoing Trump agenda |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/11/17/democrat-university-michigan-regent-jordan-acker/87261769007/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251119143704/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/11/17/democrat-university-michigan-regent-jordan-acker/87261769007/ |archive-date=2025-11-19 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en-US}} Acker was also challenged by Amir Makled, a left-wing criminal defense lawyer who had represented some of the pro-Palestinian protesters and is backed by the school's graduate student unions and the [[United Auto Workers]]. |
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An April 2026 investigation by ''[[The Guardian]]'' found that Acker had made sexual comments about a female Democratic party strategist as well as a female UMich student in a [[Slack (software)|Slack]] group chat in 2020-21 while serving as a regent. The comments were made from an account with Acker's name, tied to Acker's personal [[Gmail]] |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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